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Nicolas Pepe slammed for 'idiotic' behaviour by Gary Lineker and Ian Wright after seeing red for headbutt on Ezgjan Alioski during Arsenal draw with Leeds as Twitter reacts to Ivorian's moment of madness

Nicolas Pepe's Arsenal career is yet to take off after his £71million move from Lille in the summer of 2019 and he will need to wait a bit longer before trying to impress after receiving a straight red card for headbutting Leeds United's Ezgjan Alioski early in the second half of their Premier League encounter at Elland Road.

Things boiled after 50 minutes when the pair exchanged pushes before Pepe made the decisive contact, with Alioski quickly falling to ground as Reiss Nelson made his way infield with the ball.

Referee Anthony Taylor stopped play as the North Macedonian stayed down clutching his face and after reviewing the footage on the pitchside monitor, brandished the red card to send Pepe for an early bath.